Commitment to Social Change Scholarship
Knowledge is most worthy when put to use for the greater good.
- Master's: $2,500
- Doctoral: $5,000 and $25,000
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Track II Epidemiology
The Epidemiology specialization focuses on the scientific understanding of the causes, distribution, control, and prevention of disease in populations.
Completion Requirements
- 89 quarter credits
- Foundational courses (6 cr.)
- Core courses (23 cr.)
- Specialization courses (29 cr.)
- Research proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
- Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
- Minimum 10 quarters enrollment
- 20 days of academic residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.
Note: You may have courses transferred into the program based upon the review of your prior graduate-level coursework. A maximum of 46-quarter credits may be eligible for transfer of credit, including any 6000-level public health foundation course (with the exception of PUBH 6001 and PUBH 6002), and the Research Foundation Sequence courses RSCH 8100 and RSCH 8200.
Foundational Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 8101 | Principles of Communication in Public Health | 2 |
| PUBH 8002 | Essentials of Public Health: A Case Study Approach | 4 |
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 8010 | Promoting Population Health | 5 |
| PUBH 8015 | Administration and Leadership of Public Health Programs | 5 |
| PUBH 8020 | Public Health Informatics | 5 |
| RSCH 8100 | Research Theory, Design, and Methods | 4 |
| RSCH 8200 | Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis | 4 |
Specialization Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 8300 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8310 | Social and Behavioral Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8320 | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8330 | Chronic Disease Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8340 | Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology | 5 |
| PUBH 8350 | Field Methods and Data Analysis in Epidemiology | 5 |
Dissertation
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| PUBH 9000 |
Public Health Dissertation |
30 |
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